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Selling a home now demands erasing all signs of human habitation
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Selling a home now demands erasing all signs of human habitation
Estate agents require sellers to hide toiletries, toilet paper, and teenagers to create a hotel-like appearance for viewings.
- Zoe Williams wrote that agents now require homes to appear as if nobody lives there, with bookshelves arranged by size rather than reader preference.
- An estate agent reportedly told Williams that visible coffee stains on a house suggest unaddressed issues like subsidence or electrical hazards.
- Williams stated that agents expect sellers to hide toilet rolls and dog beds, and to remove teenagers from the home during viewings.
- Williams noted she must bring a friend to tidy before appointments, as she cannot create the "air of calm elegance" buyers desire.
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